JUSTICE FOR ALL vs HONBLE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS.

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$~67 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 14.01.2026 + W.P.(C) 445/2026 JUSTICE FOR ALL .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Khagesh B. Jha, Adv. with Ms.Shikha Sharma Bagga, Mr.Ankit Mann, Ms.Jyoti Shokeen and Ms.Khushi Sachdeva, Advs. versus HONBLE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR GOVT OF NCT OF DELHI AND ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr.Sameer Vashisht, SC (Civil) for GNCTD with Ms.Harshita Nathrani and Ms.Khushboo Mittal, Advs. Mr. S.V. Raju, ASG with Mr.Zoheb Hossain, Mr.Annam Venkatesh, Mr.Pranav Sarthi, Mr.Samrat Goswami, Mr.Ayush Raj, Mr.Harsh Paul Singh, Mr.Pranjal Tripathi, Mr.Satyam, Mr.Shikhar Yadav, Mr.Chinmay, Ms.Agrimaa Singh, Mr.Aryansh Shukla, Ms.Prachi Dhingra, Mr.Utkarsh Vatsa, Mr.Udit Bajpai, Mr.Sahurya Sarin, Ms.Aditi Andley, Mr.Hitarth Raja and Mr.Sanjeev Memon, Advs. along with Mr.Rajpal Singh, DDE. Ms.Manisha Agrawal Narain, CGSC with Mr.Navneet Saharan and Ms.Aditi Singh, Advs. for R-3/UOI. Signature Not Verified W.P.(C) 445/2026 Page 1 of 11 Digiltally Signed By:SREERAM L Signing Date:15.01.2026 19:09:14 CORAM: HON'BLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE TEJAS KARIA DEVENDRA KUMAR UPADHYAYA, CJ. (ORAL) 1. Heard learned Counsel for the respective parties. 2. This Public Interest Litigation petition has been filed with the prayer to issue appropriate directions to the respondents to frame and notify necessary rules for smooth functioning of the Delhi School Tribunal [hereinafter referred to as the “Tribunal”] and for effective implementation and execution of its orders in the context of Section 8, 11 and 27 of the Delhi School Education Act, 1973 [hereinafter referred to as the “Act”]. 3. To appropriately appreciate the concerns raised in this petition, we may refer to certain provisions of the Act. 4. The Act was enacted with the objective